If I stand aside
\ndo not think I am shy
\nor indifferent.
\nI am absorbed in your shadow.
\nI discover how light changes,
\nentering your eyes.
\nI hear words which cover time,
\nand what you say
\nis a song coming from forever.
\nYou are like a stone
\nI hold in my hand.<\/p>\n
You are pure substance.
\nThe world has shaped you
\nand I feel the edges.
\nI see stars shine in the quartz,
\nI feel the wetness of a river
\nthat flowed over you,
\ncarried you to the bank,
\nlet the moon polish you like rain
\nuntil the treasure of your life
\nbecame clear.<\/p>\n
From afar your form
\nis like a particle of sand,
\nlike a star
\nhung in radiance
\non the cloth of a galaxy,
\nbut to me,
\nhow unique,
\nhow singular,
\nhow beautiful the melody
\nthat reaches silently across a room,
\nand touches me.<\/p>\n
If I hold back,
\nit is because
\nI need time to open my eyes,
\nto prepare my heart,
\nto pause
\nand listen to what I hear,
\nbefore I say hello,
\nand pass pleasantries,
\nkeeping to myself
\nwhat I see in your soul. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If I stand aside do not think I am shy or indifferent. I am absorbed in your shadow. I discover how light changes, entering your…<\/p>\n